I enjoyed the crisp, elegant 2002 Pinot Blanc. Hints of orange rind are found in this medium-bodied, straightforward, food-friendly dry white.
Vintage 2000:
Floral, grapefruit, apricot aromas jump from the glass with lovely honeysuckle; velvety mouthfeel with some grapefruit and orange peel flavors; wonderful balance with excellent bright acidity. Nils Venge knows how to make Pinot Blanc.
Alan Goldfarb - San Francisco Examiner
Vintage 1999:
Fat and juicy with aromas of melon, figs and tropical fruits. Medium-full bodied with a sweet scent and taste of mild oak. Very nice
complexity and crisp acidity in the finish. A great picnic wine to enjoy with ham, turkey, or shellfish.
Bob Cranston - The Wine Authority - April 2000
Vintage 1998:
Bright aromas of bananas and citrus. Creamy and minerally with a lush texture and a long vibrant finish. Medium bodied and very generous while maintaining a refreshing purity of fruit; produced with partial malolactic fermentation.
Bob Cranston, The Wine Authority
Vintage 1997:
More pronounced mineral and toasted almond aromas than past vintages; very forward and exotic.
Medium bodied and very creamy with generous tropical fruit, honey and pear flavors. Nicely balanced and very appealing, crisp without being tart...
Bob Cranston, The Wine Authority
Vintage 1995:
Better than most Chardonnay wanna-be's! Lush and vibrant with well focused tropical fruit, toasted nuts and vanilla aromas and flavors. Wonderfully complex and well balanced for such an unassuming wine. Good weight and acidity make this a joy from beginning to end.
The Wine Authority - 11/96
87 - The Wine Enthusiast
Deep yellow with beige tone. Moderately full-bodied. Full acidity. Moderately extracted. Moderately oaked. Nuts, apricots, vanilla. A distinctive style, with good fruit showing through an exceed ingly firm structure...
